Sexual identity and risk of HIV/STI among men who have sex with men in Nairobi

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 352-354

  Sharma, Anjali ^a,g   Bukusi, Elizabeth ^a,b,c   Gorbach, Pamina ^d   Cohen, Craig R ^e   Muga, Charles ^a   Kwena, Z ^a   Holmes, King K ^f  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYGIENE; INFECTION RISK; KENYA; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MARRIAGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 41149083119     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31815e6320     Document Type: Article

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